| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dallas Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mynatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maximo Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Richard Edwards inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Javier Romero loses the dribble to Maximo Romano | 35-35 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Javier Romero steals the ball from Dallas Allen | 35-35 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Javier Romero connects on the floater in the lane set up by Aubrey Dacus | 37-35 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Mynatt and he's fouled by Javier Romero - foul #1 on Javier Romero, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Dale Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Esposito | 40-37 |
| 18:22 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt lays it up and in | 40-39 |
| 18:17 | UMass | Dallas Allen steals the ball from Jeremy Wakeman | 40-39 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's | Aubrey Dacus takes the ball from John Saterfiel | 40-39 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Javier Romero is hacked by Jerry Sparks - foul #2 on Jerry Sparks, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Richard Edwards | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Strange (PF), Raymond Tillman (C) Jerry Sparks, John Saterfiel | |
| 17:44 | UMass | Javier Romero can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:42 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's | George Strange misses the dunk attempt | 40-39 |
| 17:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 40-39 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Javier Romero drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 16:50 | St. Joseph's | Aubrey Dacus takes the ball from Raymond Tillman | 42-39 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus lays it up and in | 44-39 |
| 16:35 | St. Joseph's | George Strange double dribbles | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Richard Edwards (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Troy Frost (SF), Jerry Sparks (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Dallas Allen, David Mynatt, Maximo Romano, George Strange | |
| 16:16 | UMass | Tom Simon loses the dribble to Raymond Tillman | 44-39 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Tom Simon grabs the board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Tillman (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Troy Frost (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UMass | Richard Edwards drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Simon | 47-39 |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 47-39 |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel tips it in | 47-41 |
| 15:10 | UMass | Charles Brown lays it up and in | 49-41 |
| 14:49 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, Richard Edwards, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG), David Mynatt (SG), Maximo Romano (SF), George Strange (PF) Philip Hewitt, Raymond Tillman, Jerry Sparks, John Saterfiel | |
| 14:27 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Troy Frost - foul #3 on Troy Frost, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SF) David Joseph | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks (PF) Troy Frost | |
| 14:27 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:08 | St. Joseph's | George Strange jams it on a great pass from Maximo Romano | 50-43 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Dale Esposito lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Bennet | 52-43 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | Dale Esposito steals the ball from Jerry Sparks | 52-43 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 13:29 | UMass | Dale Esposito grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 13:15 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus travels with the ball | 52-43 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Steven Bennet, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman (SG), Troy Frost (C) David Mynatt, Jerry Sparks | |
| 12:51 | St. Joseph's | George Strange misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 52-43 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | George Strange pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:22 | UMass | David Joseph double dribbles | 52-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF), Charles Brown (C) David Joseph, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (SG), John Saterfiel (C) Maximo Romano, George Strange | |
| 12:02 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 12:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Edwards | 52-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dallas Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Tillman (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Frost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Dale Esposito clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 11:36 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Hewitt | 52-46 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 11:14 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Tillman | 52-48 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Dale Esposito scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aubrey Dacus | 55-48 |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Aubrey Dacus - foul #2 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt (SG), Jerry Sparks (PF), George Strange (C) Dallas Allen, Raymond Tillman, John Saterfiel | |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:50 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 09:27 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt is hacked by Javier Romero - foul #2 on Javier Romero, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Daniels (PG), Maximo Romano (SF) Philip Hewitt, Troy Frost | |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Steven Bennet - foul #1 on Steven Bennet, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Tom Simon is fouled on the floor by William Daniels - foul #1 on William Daniels, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| 08:34 | UMass | William Daniels picks off the pass by Steven Bennet | 55-52 |
| 08:31 | St. Joseph's | William Daniels blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Tom Simon grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 08:24 | UMass | William Daniels is called for the reach on Tom Simon - foul #2 on William Daniels, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF) Tom Simon, David Joseph, Steven Bennet | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel (C) Jerry Sparks | |
| 08:06 | UMass | Dale Esposito is whistled for a carry | 55-52 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG) William Daniels | |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano makes the turnaround from the left block set up by David Mynatt | 55-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Javier Romero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dallas Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mynatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maximo Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Strange (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:47 | UMass | Richard Edwards drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 07:40 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Maximo Romano | 57-56 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Javier Romero | 60-56 |
| 07:09 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Aubrey Dacus - foul #3 on Aubrey Dacus, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (SG), Jerry Sparks (PF), Raymond Tillman (C) David Mynatt, George Strange, John Saterfiel | |
| 07:09 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:09 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Richard Edwards lays it in | 62-57 |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman misses the runner in the paint | 62-57 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Philip Hewitt steals the ball from Sebastian Yeldell | 62-57 |
| 05:52 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-57 |
| 05:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Aubrey Dacus | 62-57 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt (SG), George Strange (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Dallas Allen, Maximo Romano, Jerry Sparks | |
| 05:09 | UMass | Tom Simon drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Javier Romero | 64-57 |
| 04:54 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Wakeman - foul #2 on Jeremy Wakeman, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG) Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:34 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-57 |
| 04:32 | St. Joseph's | George Strange snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 04:19 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG), Troy Frost (SF), Jerry Sparks (PF) Philip Hewitt, Raymond Tillman, George Strange | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Javier Romero buries a floater from close range | 66-57 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 03:56 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Joseph | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | UMass | Tom Simon hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Joseph | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Aubrey Dacus (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tom Simon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Javier Romero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Wakeman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dallas Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mynatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Frost (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Mynatt | 68-59 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Javier Romero comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-59 |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Saterfiel | 68-59 |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel can't tip it in | 68-59 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 02:59 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF) Tom Simon, David Joseph | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano (SF), George Strange (C) Troy Frost, John Saterfiel | |
| 02:36 | UMass | Richard Edwards clanks a floater from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman tips it back up and in | 70-59 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | Javier Romero is called for the reach on David Mynatt - foul #3 on Javier Romero, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell (PF) Javier Romero | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Richard Edwards pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 02:12 | UMass | David Mynatt steals it from Richard Edwards | 70-60 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | George Strange misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jeremy Wakeman - foul #3 on Jeremy Wakeman, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Raymond Tillman (SG), Lewis Delahoussaye (SF), Troy Frost (C) Dallas Allen, David Mynatt, Maximo Romano, Jerry Sparks | |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | George Strange misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | George Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:03 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Dale Esposito (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Tom Simon, David Joseph, Steven Bennet, Sebastian Yeldell, Charles Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG), Maximo Romano (SF), Jerry Sparks (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Philip Hewitt, Lewis Delahoussaye, George Strange, Troy Frost | |
| 01:39 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dallas Allen - foul #2 on Dallas Allen, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt (SG) Raymond Tillman | |
| 01:39 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:39 | UMass | Richard Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:21 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel loses the ball out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), David Joseph (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Charles Brown (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Richard Edwards, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Raymond Tillman (SG), Lewis Delahoussaye (SF), George Strange (PF), Troy Frost (C) Dallas Allen, David Mynatt, Maximo Romano, Jerry Sparks, John Saterfiel | |
| 01:07 | UMass | Steven Bennet clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell hits the follow up shot | 74-61 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt loses the dribble to David Joseph | 74-61 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Tom Simon lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Joseph | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | George Strange lays it up and in and the foul's on Tom Simon - foul #1 on Tom Simon, team foul #9 | 76-63 |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | George Strange makes the free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Steven Bennet misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-64 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Tom Simon - foul #2 on Tom Simon, team foul #10 | 76-64 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Tom Simon runs out the clock | 76-66 |